SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was the First Muslim Invasion happened in India and by whom?
A
1526 AD ; By Babur
B
712 AD ; By Mohammad Bin Qasim
C
998 AD ; By Mahmud Ghazanavi
D
1175 AD ; By Mohammad Ghori
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 712 A.D. (CE), Muhammad bin Qasim who was the commander of the Umayyad kingdom invaded Sind. Qasim defeated Dahir, the ruler of Sind, and killed him in the battle.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 712 AD Arab conquest of Sindh refers to the Umayyad military campaigns under General Mohammad Bin Qasim.

Detailed explanation-3: -Islam came to India in the 10th century when the Ghaznavids, a Turkic tribe, annexed the area now known as Punjab. By 1200, Muslim warlords had conquered much of northern India, and by 1206 had founded the Delhi Sultanate with its capital at Delhi.

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